Our ‘Sundial of the Month’ for February is the Yellow Sundial which sits at Port Richmond High School, Staten Island, New York. Designed by artist Robert Adzema, the 18-feet-high yellow painted steel sundial sculpture is reminiscent of the rudder of a merchant ship and reflects the nautical location of the school. It was installed October [Continue Reading]

The sundial that creates a striking focal point in the middle of The Plaza, a pedestrianised shopping area in the West Sussex town of Horsham, is a centenary sculptural sundial. Commissioned by Horsham District Council, this month’s ‘Sundial of The Month’, is an ornate design and is the work of sculptors Lorne McKean, Edwin Russell [Continue Reading]

Hever Castle in Kent dates back to 1270. It’s not known exactly when the four sundials that grace the gardens at Hever today were first taken there. However, it is believed that Viscount Astor brought sculptures and statues dating from Roman and Renaissance times to Hever after selling his father’s villa in Sorrento in the [Continue Reading]

This month we have a more modern structure for our ‘Sundial of the Month’. The Monumental Sundial which sits at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy. Restored quite recently in 2015, the Monumental Sundial was originally built in 2007 as a “mathematical ornament” for the museum. The large sculptural structure comprises of a large quadrant [Continue Reading]

Perhaps the most delicate and decorative designs we’ve featured as our ‘Sundial of The Month’, the Lycee Louis-le-Grand school in Paris has one of its towers beautifully adorned with sundials. Situated in the Latin Quarter of Paris, the building was originally built in 1560. Some years later, in 1679, the courtyard tower was added complete [Continue Reading]

The Sundial Stone is one of the oldest sundials that we’ve featured on our website as ‘Sundial of the Month’. Discovered by American, Martin Brennen in the Boyne Valley in Ireland, the Sundial Stone measures just 18 inches and is believed to be over 5000 years old. The discovery of the ancient sundial by Brennen [Continue Reading]

Embedded in the wall of Saint Gregory’s Church in Kirkdale, North Yorkshire, the Kirkdale Sundial is an ancient canonical sundial which dates to the mid 11th century. Interestingly, this sundial does not actually tell the time. Canonical sundials instead indicate the canonical hours, when members of the community must perform certain religious acts. These types of sundials are traditionally [Continue Reading]

The Quitsato Sundial is a spectacular design located at La Mitad Del Mundo (Middle of the World), 47 km North of Quito, in Ecuador. It is the only place where the Equator passes through a glacier, and is also at 8,130 feet it is the highest point of Equator. The sundial occupies an area of 2300m² and [Continue Reading]

Sundial, Boy with Spider is located within the Oldfields Estate on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indiana. Designed by American artist Willard Dryden Paddock and installed in 1917, at first glance, the striking bronze sculpture of a boy sitting cross-legged with an open scroll in his lap bears no resemblance to [Continue Reading]

RHS Chelsea Flower show is fast approaching, and after our Fantastic Mr. Fox display from 2016, we’re busy ensuring our stand for 2017 is just as brilliant. This year, we are drawing our inspiration from Nicole de Vesian’s famous garden at la Louve in Bonnieux (1986-1996). A former textile designer for Hermès, her elegant garden [Continue Reading]

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